FACULTY

Faculty

The Multi-Arts faculty includes professional artists and teachers from the Pioneer Valley, New York and abroad. Leaders in visual arts, theater, dance, fashion, music, and film, these internationally renowned artists provide a unique multi-cultural experience. They also inspire children with their passion, enthusiasm, and humor.

CATALINA ARRUBLA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Catalina is the founder and Executive Director of Multi-Arts. She was formerly the director of the publications department of the Ministry of Culture in Colombia, her native country. Catalina is also a professional oboist and oboe teacher, and directs chamber music ensembles.

JULIO NEIJENS - ART
Julio is an artist mainly focused on oil painting and drawing. He has worked as head carpenter and painter in theater productions in Chicago, as well as a set designer in opera productions in Massachusetts. Also, for two years, Julio worked with the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, making play items for the animals to help keep them healthy and active! He is the art director and teacher of Multi-Arts.

MAIA KINNEY-PETRUCHA - THEATER
Maia is a children’s playwright and theater educator based in New York City and Amherst, Massachusetts. Her background in cognitive science drives her love for theatrical research, and for the power theater have to heal and foster empathy through storytelling. She believes that collaboration between young and adult artists is vital for inspiring new ideas. She is passionate about exploring how theater and in all art expressions can spark change.

JOSH GOLD - DANCE & MIME &
BLACK LIGHT THEATER
Josh is a lead counselor and teacher at Multi-Arts. His specialties include hip hop / funk dance, mime, blacklight (glow-in-the-dark) costumes and games, and multi-media arts and crafts. Josh teaches during the school year at the Easthampton Elementary Schools for a 21st Century Community Learning Center program through the Colla-borative for Educational Services.

DARLA STABLER - FASHION & WRITING
Darla has been teaching with Multi-Arts since 2017. Her classes often focus on fashion and improv, and she also enjoys drawing, sculpture, and writing. Darla also works with children at Clinical & Support Options' Bridge Family Resource Center in Amherst, nannies toddlers, volunteers at a sleep-away camp for foster kids, and organizes with the Pioneer Valley Childcare Collective.

MAUREEN SHEA - DANCE &
HEAD COUNSELOR
Maureen has been teaching creative contemporary dance for children since 1984. She led Grasshoppa Dance classes for children for ten years, as well as recently directing the amateur theatre group, ‘Hilltowners Playing’, both in the Hilltown of Western Mass. Maureen is the Co-Chair of the Hadley Cultural Council. She is pursuing a Masters degree in dance at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

MADELEINE NEIMAN- ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR
Maddie is a senior at Indiana University, pursuing a degree in Arts Management with minors in Studio Art and Urban Development. She currently works as an ESL tutor, using art and play to communicate with her students. Her involvement with Multi-Arts started over a decade ago as a camper, and today Madeleine works assisting the Director in several administrative tasks.

MANUELA ROJAS - COUNSELOR &
HEAD TEACHER
Manuela is a student at the Westfield University studying Social Work. She loves dancing, ceramics, and fashion design. She has worked for several years at Multi-Arts as a counselor and head teacher.

RAPHE GUILLIAM - THEATER
Raphe is an actor, singer and dancer based out of New York City and Amherst, MA. He was most recently cast as Macavity in Royal Caribbean’s production of Cats. Raphe studied Drama and Music at Vassar College, graduating in 2019. He is beyond excited to collaborate with young artists and share his passion for performance of all kinds.

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Multi-Arts is a non-profit organization.
Donations and volunteers
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Your donation will support:

the Multi-Arts Scholarship Fund -- which provides financial aid to children from low income families who love the arts and want to be at Multi-Arts.
the Art Exhibitions Program -- which displays year round the children's art work in hospitals, libraries, cultural institutions, and many other public places.

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